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Incomplete Illini Completely Outplay Notre Dame, 82-72

Incomplete Illini Completely Outplay Notre Dame, 82-72

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Kofi Cockburn and Alfonso Plummer played Batman and Robin again as Illinois held off a late Notre Dame rally to get their third win in a row, 82-72.

The game was part of the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

The Illini (5-2) were once again without sophomore point guard Andre Curbelo, who sat out his second game in a row with a neck injury. 

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Illinois receives a big-time football commitment

Illinois receives a big-time football commitment

Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

November 29th. 2021

Magnus Moller courtesy his Twitter

Magnus Moller, a 6-foot-9, 300-pound OT picked Illinois over Louisville, Cincinnati, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and went wire to wire with the Cardinals to get this verbal.

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Illini Basketball Preview - Illini vs Notre Dame

Illini Basketball Preview - Illini vs Notre Dame

Connor Cagley, IlliniGuys Basketball Writer November 29, 2021 During […]

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Matt Stevens Top 25 Ballot: Welcome to Championship Week

Matt Stevens Top 25 Ballot: Welcome to Championship Week

IlliniGuys football beat writer/analyst Matt Stevens does not have an Associated Press Top 25 ballot this season but if he did, this is how he'd fill it out.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 28. 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- We have ourselves the potential for a real Midwest party in the College Football Playoff. 

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Illini Volleyball Returns to NCAA Tourney, Could Face Defending Champ Kentucky in Round 2

Illini Volleyball Returns to NCAA Tourney, Could Face Defending Champ Kentucky in Round 2

IlliniGuys Staff November 28, 2021 The Fighting Illini volleyball […]

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Underwood Labels Illini “Extremely Soft” Following Another Lacking Defensive Effort

Underwood Labels Illini “Extremely Soft” Following Another Lacking Defensive Effort

Illinois head coach Brad Underwood describes his team’s effort in a 94-85 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley as “as soft as any team in my entire career”.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 29, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brad Underwood is now using the four-letter word no athlete wants to hear or be labeled with - soft. 

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Recruiting: Fears 3.0

Recruiting: Fears 3.0

Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting 

November 28, 2021

It has been one of the worst-kept secrets in all of high school basketball recruiting that Jeremy Fears Jr. really likes Illinois. Although it is not a lock because so many things can change for a student

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“We Run This State”: Illini Revel in Finally Securing Rivalry Game Win

“We Run This State”: Illini Revel in Finally Securing Rivalry Game Win

For the first time since the adoption of it, Illinois will hold the Land of Lincoln Trophy after a convincing victory over Northwestern.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 28, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Owen Carney has certainly accomplished a lot in his five-year college career but his legacy as an Illinois football player might just be what he wrote on a white dry erase board. 

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Brandon Peters Posts Season-Best Performance in Blowout Win vs. Northwestern

Brandon Peters Posts Season-Best Performance in Blowout Win vs. Northwestern

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- If this is the last image for Brandon Peters as an Illinois football player, it is most certainly a good one.

The sixth-year quarterback finished his final collegiate regular season game with 242 yards through the air and a touchdown in a 47-14 victory in the annual in-state rivalry game vs. Northwestern. After his final performance as a player in Champaign, Peters also got to joke that the other university that he earned a bachelor’s degree from in 2019 won a relatively big rivalry game on Saturday referencing in a low-key way Michigan’s 42-27 win over Ohio State. 

“Don’t get wrong because I’ll always consider myself an Illini but yeah, I think I’m the only guy in that locker room that went 2-0 today,” Peters said. 

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Illini Save Best For Last In Season-Ending 47-14 Rout of Northwestern

Illini Save Best For Last In Season-Ending 47-14 Rout of Northwestern

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Ked's Recruiting Roundup Dain Dainja

Ked's Recruiting Roundup Dain Dainja

Kedric Prince – IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting Nov. 27, […]

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Recruiting: Illini Land Baylor Big Man Transfer Dainja

Recruiting: Illini Land Baylor Big Man Transfer Dainja

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - After adding three dynamic athletes in the backcourt and on the wing earlier this fall, the Illini found their big man in the transfer portal when former top 100 recruit Dain Dainja visited and pulled the trigger. Dainja transferred from Baylor after sitting out as a freshman and battling an injury that caused him to struggle this season in three games before jumping into the portal.

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St. Louis Athlete Samuel M'Pemba Becomes First Five-Star Prospect To Visit Illini Campus in Bielema Era

St. Louis Athlete Samuel M'Pemba Becomes First Five-Star Prospect To Visit Illini Campus in Bielema Era

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The proof of the University of Illinois football program heading in a positive direction can come from nothing more than where Samuel M'Pemba started his weekend. 

M'Pemba, a five-star athlete in the 2023 recruiting class, was on the Illinois campus Friday for an unofficial visit as he begins to narrow down the many scholarship offers he’s received since last spring. 

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound multi-talented athlete currently plays at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., while being listed as a wide receiver while lining up mostly as a tight end or H-back for the nationally-recognized prep school but most college programs are recruiting him at the next level as a stand-up pass rusher. 

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Bielema & Fitzgerald Both Promoting Respect Among In-State Rivalry Game

Bielema & Fitzgerald Both Promoting Respect Among In-State Rivalry Game

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Sturdy's 3 Takeaways - Illini Survive UT-Rio Grande Valley

Sturdy's 3 Takeaways - Illini Survive UT-Rio Grande Valley

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